Supporting device for garden hose



April 28, 1931. A. H. c. TREPTE SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR GARDEN HOSE FiledOct. 14. 1929 23 25 la 22 3/ 32 I II 27 z /6 a lllll /Z /O g" H l 30/35I will? I 1| 7 I 34 :3,

INVELNTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 28, 1931 ALFRED n. o. TREPTE, or Losaqms;mo ma Y I i SUPPORTING 'nnvronjroa eiinnnu Hosnf Application filedOctober 14,1929, s'er iai thcaasc.

My invention relates to supporting devices for garden hose and has forits primary object the provision of a readily portable device of thischaracter which can be quickly attached to the soil and which will serveto accommodate a hose in a manner whereby its discharge or spray nozzlecan be maintained in a selected position of angular adjustment and aspray or stream of water selectively directed to an intended portion ofa lawn.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter embodying a novel form of hose clamp which positivelyfunctions to secure a hose against slipping under the action of thepressure of water.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hose clamp which issimple of construction and positive of action.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide adevice of this characterwhich, when applied to a hose, need not be separated therefrom duringthe act of changing the position of the hose upon a lawn.

A still further object otthe invention is tov provide a clamp whichwillfirmly engage in any way retard the flow of thewater.

Another object of the invention'is to provide a device of. thischaracter whose clamp is adjustable to accommodate garden hose ofrelatively different external diameters.

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a View in verticalsection of the completedevice, showing the jaws of the clamp opened;

Figure 2 is a similar view, showing the jaws of the clamp closed; and VV Figure 3 is a plan View of the clamp with the jaws opened. 7

In carrying the invention into practice, use is made of a simple form ofportable stake 5. This may be a tubular metallic object such as a lengthof pipe formed at its lower end with a point 6 whereby it may be drivena suitable depth into the soil. :The point 6 is also preferably-i'ormedwith fiat faces 7 which func tion suitably to hold thestake againstturning in the soil.

The upper end of the stake 5.is threaded at 8 to accommodateacorrespondingly interpost =13'may find swiveled connec'tionto per-.mitth'e'po'stto'turn on a vertical axis. The reduced end l2'ofthe postis upset-atflt against awasher 15,-the latter located within the cap9ata point directlyunder the head -10..The'upper end ofthepost 13' isbifur cated at 16 to provide spaced apart branches '17 infthespacebetween whichis accommodated for turning movement the pdepending 'lug180i afclamp structure19. A bolt 20 joinstthe lugl8 to the bifurcatedportionozt t the post .1 so that the 1 clamp 1 can be turned around ahorizontal axis. -Theangular 'ad- :justment of the clamp can beretained'by 1a winged'nut 21 threadedly connected. withthe bolt 20 andadapted to bear against one of the branches 17 of the post. The saidonenally threaded-cap. 9, and the l'atter has. a headarlO formed with anaperture .11 at its central portion. TlllSilS in order: that the Jreduced "lower end 12 of a .freely. rotatable branch of thepostispreferahly formed on its inner. face with a rib 22 adaptedtobepresented. in one of a plurality of radial f grooves 23 formed inone face of the lug '18.. V the hose and yet not inflict injury theretoor The clamp 19 comprises a relatively rigid varcuatejaw .24 which;rises from the lug ;;18 and a 'movable'jaw 25 which I} preferably vformof lighter material than the jaw 24;, so that itlis rendered springyvTheja'wg25 can 'beformed of brass,stee l, or any othersuitjablewell-known metalor desired material. .Thejaw 25 is hinged at 26 tooneside of the ,j aw 24:, andthe free edge 'of'said j aw 25 is providedwith a relatively. narrow hookor lug'27 adapted to pass through anopening 28 formedin 'the jaw24=1 at. a point between loops 29 which areformed thereon for the accommodation of a horizontal pintle 30, thelatter passing through one end of an adjusting lever'3l. The adjustinglever is formed with a manipulatingextension 32 which oc cupies'aposition sutficiently spaced above the jaw25 when the latter is fullyclosed or I clamped about a hose.

fingers of the operator to be inserted under the lever when adjustingthe same with respect to the hose. v

The lever 31 is in a sense peculiarlyformed,

being of a channeled construction so as to- This is to enable theprovide spaced apart side walls 38, 33, which are'joined by a connectingwall 34. The walls33, 33, are spaced apart'to the extent that theystraddle the hook 27 and so that the edge 35 of the lever will bepresented di- 15 hose where it rests lightlythereon, but in amanhenthait will dispose its hook 27 immediatelyin the path of the edge350i the leve'r '31. The lever is then tur'ned,and due to the sspringi-ness of the jaw 25the latter is'given 2o aslighthelicoidal turnwithin the fixed jaw, in order that-it -may be made to fully co-act'with'thefixed jaw of the clamp to establish firm clamping iZLCtlOIlagainst the hose. The nozzle of-the'hose -is now slightly extended tooneside ofthe clamp, and it maybe inclinedito suit the users taste andrequirements, and can be held in suchposition'by 7 simply turning thenut 21; into adjusting engagement with the co-acting branch 17 of so theswiveled post 13. The-form of the entire device is such-that the usercan quickly withdraw the stake from one position in the soil andtransplant it to another as required. This can be satisfactorily donewithout ne- 85 V cessitating the removal ofthe hose from the clamp ofthe structure.

-I claim as myinvention: v A deviceof the'class described comprising aportable stake, a tilting hose clamp car- 40 ried by thestake at one endthereof, the said clamp comprising a pair of-jawsone of which ism-ou'nted to swing on the other, the swinging ja whaving a hook, theother jaw having an "opening to receive the hook, and amanipulatinglevercarried by the other jaw and having a portion-adjacentto the said opening adapted to oo-act with the hook so that when thelever is turned in one "direction a movementwill' be imparted to theswinging jaw,

' to thus spring both jawsinto compressingrel-ati'onship to the walls ofan embraced hose.

' -ALFRED H. (1 TEREPTE.

